Serum eosinophil cationic protein: a marker of disease activity in Churg-Strauss syndrome.

The cytotoxic proteins released by activated eosinophils should play a role in the development of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS). Eighteen patients (15 males and 3 females, age 41 +/- 13.3 years) with CSS according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria were included in the study.

[Management of blood eosinophilia in an outpatient clinic for tropical diseases].

Objective: We assessed the frequency of parasitic diseases and the efficacy of presumptive treatment when no cause was found.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study took place in the Tropical Disease department of Bicêtre Hospital over a two-year period and included patients with eosinophil counts exceeding 500/mm(3).

Results: The study included 117 patients with blood eosinophilia.